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Domestic Relations, Andrew B. Mcclintock, Allison C. Ellison
Domestic Relations, Andrew B. Mcclintock, Allison C. Ellison
Mercer Law Review
This Article addresses significant case law and legislative updates to Georgia domestic relations law that arose during the Survey period from June 1, 2020 through May 31, 2021. Notably, this period includes the state of emergency declared by the Governor and statewide judicial emergency declared by Chief Justice Harold D. Melton on March 14, 2020, in response to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the state of Georgia during the first quarter of 2020. The majority of litigation deadlines were reinstated effective July 13, 2020, as part of the Fourth Order Extending Statewide Judicial Emergency issued by the …
Biology Is Not Destiny: Biological Fathers’ Rights To Their Newborn Children Born Out Of Wedlock In Georgia, Emory Larkin
Biology Is Not Destiny: Biological Fathers’ Rights To Their Newborn Children Born Out Of Wedlock In Georgia, Emory Larkin
Mercer Law Review
Leonardo da Vinci, William the Conqueror, Alexander Hamilton, Jon Snow. The common denominator between these seemingly random individuals is that they are all known for being “bastard children.” Everyone who followed the popular television series, Game of Thrones, knows Jon Snow was erroneously recognized as the bastard son of his “father,” Ned Stark. Actually, “Snow” was the show’s universal last name for all bastard children. Likewise, anyone who has seen Hamilton: An American Musical knows Alexander Hamilton was a bastard son who was able to defy the odds and become a founding father of the United States. Bastard children are …